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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
1
Poem reflects Father’s Day themes with family in store scenes. Mother urges values over gifts, emphasizing love, guidance, and shared memories. Children present requests but are reminded to focus on appreciation and daily kindness.
General Van Fleet warned that Communist forces may strike first and regroup on all fronts. UN patrols probed ahead as the forefront stalled, with Red convoys moving toward Pyongyang and resistance stiff on Kumsong and Kumhwa fronts.
Cortaro Management Co plans 4000 acres of cotton in Cortaro and Marana with new picking machines expected to replace about 200 laborers. Manager Joe Nordyke says Mexican workers unlikely to be needed this fall, even if available, as recalls and contract changes loom amid migrant worker negotiations with Mexico. Officials note potential effects may not be felt until next year, with recalls possibly impacting October or November picking season.
The fire at St. Cunegonde's Hospice in Montreal killed 37 people and possibly as many as 50. Firemen recovered charred bodies from the collapsed building housing about 400 elderly residents and children. One morgue attendant confirmed 37 bodies. 18 were reported missing. The fire prompted an inquest set for today.
Coroner announced an inquest for a Montreal blaze at St Cunegonde's Grey Nuns hospice after 25 bodies lay at the scene. Two nuns Mother Superior Rita Gervais 52 and Sister Chauvin 60 died. 175 children survived as fire spread through the top floor.
City traffic engineer John F. Caarls warned drivers to keep to 25 miles per hour on East Broadway even as the street remains temporarily open and widened. He noted inquiries about raising the limit but confirmed the current speed remains in effect.
National: New York 6 Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4, Boston 3 Cincinnati 9. Philadelphia at St Louis left unresolved. American: Detroit 4 New York 4, Boston 10 St Louis 5, Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5. Cleveland at Washington left result pending.
The moon brightens the scene as Tucson eyes a pleasant weekend with mostly clear skies. Daytime highs near yesterday's 97, lows around 64, and little temperature change are expected, while other cities report hot conditions across Arizona.
The Citizen's Scorpion Serum fund gains momentum with total at 893.21 dollars raised by hundreds of donors. Major contributors include Col. D. B. Wesson and Mrs. John Hope Jr. plus Tucson Kiwanis and Nogales supporters. Tempe State College plans free antivenin production once 4500 dollars is reached.
Members of the Pueblo Junior Woman's Club will staff fund collection stations next week to support the Scorpion Serum fund at Woolworth's McClellan's Kress's P Goodman's Pueblo Gardens Consumers markets and locations on N. Stone Ave. and E. Speedway with varied hours throughout the day.
President Truman signed a bill extending the reciprocal trade agreements act to June 12, 1953. The measure authorizes negotiations to cut U S import duties and expand trade with other nations while banning concessions to Russia and its satellites. He criticized some new procedures as cumbersome and warned against product by product tariff legislation.
The metropolitan area of Tucson had 120,311 residents in 40,660 dwelling units in April 1950. Census bureau figures released yesterday define the area from Wilmot road on the east to the Tucson Mountains on the west, and from the municipal airport on the south to the Rillito River and River Road on the north.
A brief column notes a VFW remark saying the nation is in a world war III era. It hints at wartime strain affecting families and public discourse, with a nod to a line about a husband and hairline as small human details amid larger conflict talk.
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